THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD

STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE

STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 3 FOR HEAVY SNOW OVER OHIO VALLEY/GREAT LAKES
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
1000 PM EST SAT FEB 4 2006
...HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS AREAS OF THE CENTRAL GREAT
LAKES INTO THE OHIO VALLEY REGION...
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
EASTERN MICHIGAN...NORTHERN OHIO...NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...AND
SOUTHWEST NEW YORK. WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE ALSO IN EFFECT FOR
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SMOKEY MOUNTAINS IN EASTERN
TENNESSEE. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR THE
MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
SNOW ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN
INDIANA... EASTERN KENTUCKY...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN
VIRGINIA...EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA...WESTERN MARYLAND...AND WESTERN
PENNSYLVANIA. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN
EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MICHIGAN AND WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL OHIO...SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA...WESTERN VIRGINIA...AND
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE HEAVY SNOW IS
CURRENTLY LOCATED NEAR THE EASTERN PORTION OF LAKE ERIE. THIS
SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN AND TRACK NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE
EASTERN GREAT LAKES...AND INTO EASTERN CANADA BY TOMORROW MORNING.
AS THE LOW PROGRESSES...COLDER AIR WILL BE FUNNELED IN BEHIND THE
SYSTEM...WHICH WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PRODUCING AREAS OF HEAVY
SNOW.
AHEAD AND TO THE EAST OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...THE
PRECIPITATION IS CURRENTLY RAIN. THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW
FROM WEST TO EAST AS THE SYSTEM PASSES. AT 9 PM EST...HEAVY SNOW
WAS FALLING OVER MOST OF MICHIGAN. SNOW WAS ALSO FALLING OVER
PARTS OF
WISCONSIN...ILLINOIS...INDIANA...OHIO...KENTUCKY...TENNESSEE...WES
T VIRGINIA...AND EXTREME WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. SNOW WILL
CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. THE LARGEST ACCUMULATIONS
OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR IN MICHIGAN AND NORTHERN
OHIO.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALLS IN INCHES THROUGH 10 PM EST...
MICHIGAN...
WHITE LAKE...........................3.5
BAD AXE..............................3.5
WATERFORD............................3.0
FAIRGROVE............................3.0
VERNON...............................2.8
OHIO...
OWENTON..............................2.0
NEW BREMEN...........................2.0
HUBER HEIGHTS........................2.0
VERSAILLES...........................1.5
INDIANA...
INDIANAPOLIS.........................1.9
KENTUCKY...
LOUISVILLE NWS.......................2.7
MOUNT WASHINGTON.....................2.2
STANDIFORD FIELD.....................1.6
THE NEXT STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 400 AM EST. PLEASE REFER TO STATEMENTS AND
WARNINGS ISSUED BY THE LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS SYSTEM.
TRIMARCO